Best Secondary Schools in Stoke-on-Trent

We checked all 30 secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent and list every one: 24 ranked, then 6 without a rank.

Schools checked
30
Ranked
24
Without a rank
6

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Stoke-on-Trent. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Stoke-on-Trent also has 123 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Stoke-on-Trent.

Ranked secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent

  1. 1

    St Joseph's College

    Academy, Selective, 1,104 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    62.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    77.6%

  2. 2

    Painsley Catholic College

    Academy, 1,340 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    58.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    63.8%

  3. 3

    Endon High School

    Academy, 700 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    63.8%

  4. 4

    Alsager School

    Academy, 1,528 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.8%

  5. 5

    Thistley Hough Academy

    Academy, 1,105 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    47.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.5%

  6. 6

    Trentham Academy

    Academy, 794 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    46.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.5%

  7. 7

    Blythe Bridge High School

    Academy, 1,049 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    46.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.2%

  8. 8

    Moorside High School

    Academy, 766 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.1%

  9. 9

    St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy

    Academy, 1,143 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    43.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    40.3%

  10. 10

    Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent

    Academy, 1,300 pupils, inspected March 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.7%

  11. 11

    St Thomas More Catholic Academy

    Academy, 1,085 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.9%

  12. 12

    Biddulph High School

    Academy, 746 pupils, inspected May 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.6%

  13. 13

    Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy

    Academy, 1,175 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    35.3%

  14. 14

    Ormiston Meridian Academy

    Academy, 1,015 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    40.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.5%

  15. 15

    The Cheadle Academy

    Academy, 380 pupils, inspected May 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.7%

  16. 16

    The King's CofE Academy

    Academy, 732 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    27%

  17. 17

    The Excel Academy

    Academy, 1,184 pupils, inspected October 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.3%

  18. 18

    Ormiston Horizon Academy

    Academy, 1,029 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    37.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.3%

  19. 19

    Haywood Academy

    Academy, 1,080 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17%

  20. 20

    Kidsgrove Secondary School

    Academy, 394 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    35.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    15%

  21. 21

    St Peter's CofE Academy

    Academy, 1,052 pupils, inspected June 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    34.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    19.4%

  22. 22

    Sir Thomas Boughey Academy

    Academy, 445 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    35.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    18.5%

  23. 23

    Discovery Academy

    Academy, 1,435 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    37.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28%

  24. 24

    Birches Head Academy

    Academy, 925 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention
    Attainment 8
    31.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    17.1%

Secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent without a rank